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Writers Block

It Happens to the Best

My name is Paul L Jackson, I started to write at the age of 58 in  2018. I wrote my first book, 'A Manchester Cop on a Caribbean Cruise', for a £1 bet. The second was a follow-up, A Manchester Cop on a Mediterranean Cruise, which was published in December 2000. and are for sale on Amazon. In June 2018, I left the company I worked at for thirty years, and I soon got bored. At the start of COVID, I took a part-time job at Asda Bolton. On my days off, I walk the streets picking up litter. On such a day, I had the Idea for the short stories. Called 'Pickers ', also available on Amazon. My latest project was inspired by the people I worked with. It is called Search for the Golden Pepper Pot.

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Early this year, I joined a creative writing group based at the Height Library.  Each week, we are given a list of prompts and about thirty minutes to come up with a short story or a poem. Some of the attached are my responses to the prompts.    

The stories on this site are a work of fiction by P.L. Jackson.

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I have tried to keep the location names correct for entertainment purposes only.

Any resemblance to persons alive or dead, or businesses found, is purely coincidental.

 

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The Ten Minute Boy

Hamza woke up with a headache, the sniffles, and aching bones, which was the third time this week. He had never thought of myself as the...

The Storm on Jan-Ho Island

This week's Prompt: Describe an Earthquake, a Shipping Container, and an Electric Car. It was the next morning, and Jess was getting...

Time Travelling Police.

This week's Prompt, Time Travel, Policeman and a picture of London after an air raid during WW2 “Again,” said DI Jacobs, “I can't; it's...

It Shoulda Been Me!

This week's Prompt: Wedding Day Blues. I woke up at five thirty. It was the day of my best friend Dave’s Stag Do, the day before he got...

The Left Foot

This week's Prompt: Member of the Family, Village, Something Untoward. Over the last few weeks, men of a certain age had gone missing...

Boy in the Shed

This week's Prompt, A Garden Shed, A Long Lost Relative. A door creaked outside. Dave jumped out of bed. “What the Hell?” he shouted,...

Camping.

This week's Prompt:  Camping, Family Time. “Seriously, Dad, you want to stop here?” Jen said, wiping the condensation from the car...

Pickers

Who’s who. Daniel – Seventeen years old, lives at home with mum, dad, older sister, and grandad, who was a vet. His father has taken over...

Search for the Golden Pepper Pot

The first 2k words of this story It all started one Sunday afternoon in June. Zara was attempting to clean out the attic of the house...

The Hole.

This week's Prompt: A group going Camping, A Hole in the Ground. Maddy shouted, “See, yeah, I’m going” “Wait, wait,” Maddie's Mum came...

The Old Station, Bolton Road.

Went to the restaurant for a meal and a drink, Open the doors, and my eyes did blink. Italian style in food and decor, Peroni and pasta...

I Dream

I dream of places in the Sun, Of sand and sea and so much fun. Of fairies and kings from far, far away, Of a Prince on a white horse to...

Mum.

Mum brought me into the world,  Not knowing what would be, Mum feed me and dressed me,  All this for free. Mum picked you up, Then...

Today was the Day

Today was the day I had my dream, The sky was blue, the grass was green. People came from all around, Words are said, but I heard no...

Walk in the Woods

I walked in the woods on this day, Leaves are brown, the sky was grey, The Holly, Beech, Oak and the Ash, Shed their leaves in a flash....

Our Day Out.

34 Miles Down the M62 2 Turkeys on a Building With a brilliant view. Cruise ships berth by the Albert Dock, Girl walks past in a 70’s...

The Dangers of Vaping.

This week's Prompt: “How to kill my Mother-in-Law and get away with it. Hi, let me first introduce myself.  My Name is Geralt. The only other person I have heard of with the same name is a character in The Witcher, I believe it is on the Netflix channel. After leaving School at sixteen, I realised there was nothing for me in this village; you either worked on a farm or in one of the shops, and I wanted neither, so I joined the Army. On arriving for basic training, I was bu

The Curiosity Shop

This week's Prompt: Antique Shop, Glasses, Canal. Josh walked into the curiosity shop, hearing a ding-dong. Looking up above his head,...

The Tram

“The next stop will be Market Street for Piccadilly Gardens,” came over the speaker. The chap sat next to me put his hand on the rail,...

Walk like an Egyption

Week's Prompt: One of the Seven Wonders, Cruise Ship, A Bar in Manchester.      Taylor Smith didn’t want for much—just the easy yet busy...

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